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Rawlings \u2018Big Stick\u2019 Award Winners Announced<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Rawlings\u201cBig Stick\u201d Award. This award is given to the player at each position who had the best batting average during the 2023 regular season.<\/p>\n

Duluth Huskies outfielder Joshua Duarte leads the list of award winners. Duarte earned a Rawlings \u201cBig Stick\u201d by leading the league with an impressive .398 batting average.<\/p>\n

Rawlings has been rewarding the top hitters in the Northwoods League since 2007 in addition to honoring the best fielders since 2002. To honor their achievement, the nine award winners will receive an engraved bat from Rawlings. The complete list of 2023 Rawlings \u201cBig Stick\u201d Award Winners is below.
\nPosition Player NWL Team College Batting Average
\nC Drey Dirksen Willmar Stingers Augustana University .329
\n1B Kai Roberts Mankato MoonDogs University of Utah .346
\n2B Michael Hallquist Duluth Huskies University of Minnesota-Crookston.355
\n3B Dylan O\u2019Connell Eau Claire Express Western Kentucky University .343
\nSS Elliot Good Waterloo Bucks Central Connecticut State University .337
\nOF Joshua Duarte Duluth Huskies Georgetown College .398
\nOF Tyler Ganus Kokomo Jackrabbits University of Oregon .345
\nOF Dalton Pearson Wausau Woodchucks Georgia State University .339<\/p>\n

To be eligible a player would have needed to have enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title.
\nA player must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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